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Soldiers and their units

Researching individual soldiers or their units in the Great War.

 

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  13. Battery history

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  14. Curious case of William Mowatt

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  15. Found my soldier - G H Wilkinson

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  16. Royal Artillery Bugler?

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  17. Pte Alfred Merry AOC-which division?

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  19. 46th North Midland Division

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  20. Dvr Umrao Singh, Indian Signals d17/8/17

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  22. tribute to michael mills

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  24. Patrick Henry

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